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Rape straw

Main analysis Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb  
Dry matter % as fed 92.1   89.3 94.5 4  
Crude protein % DM 5.7 1.7 3.4 9.3 11  
Crude fibre % DM 48.2   44.1 51.3 3  
Neutral detergent fibre % DM 74.2 5.5 64.9 81.6 6  
Acid detergent fibre % DM 58.9 2.7 56.4 62.3 6  
Lignin % DM 13   10.8 14.7 4  
Ether extract % DM 2.1 1.6 0.7 5.4 7  
Ash % DM 7 3.3 2.1 12.8 10  
Starch (polarimetry) % DM 0.3       1  
Gross energy MJ/kg DM 18.9         *
               
Minerals Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb  
Calcium g/kg DM 9.8   9 10.7 2  
Phosphorus g/kg DM 0.9   0.7 1 2  
Magnesium g/kg DM 2.6       1  
Sulfur g/kg DM 5.4       1  
Manganese mg/kg DM 30       1  
Zinc mg/kg DM 9   7 11 2  
Copper mg/kg DM 3       1  
Iron mg/kg DM 61       1  
               
In vitro digestibility and solubility Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb  
In vitro OM digestibility (pepsin) % 38       1  
In vitro OM digestibility (pepsin-cellulase) % 26       1  
               
Ruminant nutritive values Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb  
OM digestibility, ruminants % 40.1       1  
Energy digestibility, ruminants % 36.5         *
DE ruminants MJ/kg DM 6.9         *
ME ruminants MJ/kg DM 5.5       1 *
Dry matter degradability (effective, k=6%) % 21   12 35 3 *
Dry matter degradability (effective, k=4%) % 24   14 36 2 *
a (DM) % 3       1  
b (DM) % 33       1  
c (DM) h-1 0.07       1  
               
Rabbit nutritive values Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb  
Energy digestibility, rabbit % 21         *
DE rabbit MJ/kg DM 4         *
MEn rabbit MJ/kg DM 3.8         *
Nitrogen digestibility, rabbit % 58.6         *

The asterisk * indicates that the average value was obtained by an equation.

References

Abreu et al., 1998; Adapa et al., 2010; AFZ, 2017; Griffith et al., 2017; Nasehi et al., 2013; Naseramini et al., 2012; Orskov et al., 1992; Rasool et al., 1998; Zhao et al., 2015; Zhao et al., 2015

Last updated on 12/08/2019 22:35:28

Datasheet 
Rape forage
Table status 
Finished
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